CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| [I.] | INTRODUCTION | [7] |
| [II.] | ENGLAND | [16] |
| [III.] | SCOTLAND | [32] |
| [IV.] | IRELAND | [36] |
| [V.] | THE FRENCH LAW | [38] |
| [VI.] | THE LAW OF ITALY | [46] |
| [VII.] | BELGIUM | [53] |
| [VIII.] | SWITZERLAND | [57] |
| [IX.] | GERMANY | [60] |
| [X.] | AUSTRIA | [67] |
| [XI.] | HUNGARY | [72] |
| [XII.] | SWEDEN | [76] |
| [XIII.] | DENMARK | [81] |
| [XIV.] | NORWAY | [85] |
| [XV.] | RUSSIAN EMPIRE | [89] |
| [XVI.] | HOLLAND | [100] |
| [XVII.] | THE JAPANESE LAW | [104] |
| [XVIII.] | SPAIN | [110] |
| [XIX.] | LAW OF PORTUGAL | [117] |
| [XX.] | ROUMANIA | [121] |
| [XXI.] | SERVIA | [125] |
| [XXII.] | BULGARIA | [129] |
| [XXIII.] | KINGDOM OF GREECE | [132] |
| [XXIV.] | THE MOHAMMEDAN LAW | [137] |
| [XXV.] | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | [148] |
| [XXVI.] | DOMINION OF CANADA | [199] |
| [XXVII.] | REPUBLIC OF MEXICO | [209] |
| [XXVIII.] | ARGENTINE REPUBLIC | [218] |
| [XXIX.] | UNITED STATES OF BRAZIL | [223] |
| [XXX.] | REPUBLIC OF CUBA | [227] |
| [XXXI.] | COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA | [238] |
| [XXXII.] | DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND | [250] |
| [XXXIII.] | THE HINDU LAW | [256] |
| [XXXIV.] | THE CHINESE EMPIRE | [265] |
Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World
CHAPTER I.
Introduction.
Marriage is the oldest and most universal of all human institutions. According to the Chinese Annals in the beginning of society men differed in nothing from other animals in their way of life. They wandered up and down the forests and plains free from the restraint of community laws or morality, and holding their women in common. Children generally knew their mothers, but rarely their fathers.
We are told that the Emperor Fou-hi changed all this by inventing marriage. The Egyptians credit Menes with the same invention, while the Greeks give the honour to Kekrops.